Guillem Ramos-Poquí, ‘St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face’, 2009. Photo Credit: Sophia Deboick
On the vigil of the feast of St. Therese, I am delighted to promote for the first time a groundbreaking doctoral thesis that delves deeply into how she was made known to the world: "Image, Authenticity, and the Cult of Saint Therese of Lisieux, 1897-1959" by Sophia Deboick. I can't contain my inexhaustible enthusiasm for this work, so I invite you to look at it for yourself by clicking on the title above. No matter how much you know about St. Therese, you'll know her better after reading this. Plan to do so in chapters! For the feast, I try in particular to promote only the best, so that I'm publicizing this thesis on September 30 will tell you how highly I think of it.